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Precision Agriculture Weather Forecast For LYON CountyFor Your Farm PointAgCast...Click here. Regional Hourly Observations For LYON County Issued at 1200 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024 NORTHWEST IOWA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DENISON FAIR 54 54 100 SE22G36 29.55F TC 12 ESTHERVILLE CLOUDY 50 47 89 SE33G45 29.62F TC 10 MAURICE CLOUDY 50 50 100 SE29G41 29.49F FOG TC 10 SHELDON CLOUDY 48 48 100 SE25G33 29.52F FOG TC 9 SIOUX CITY CLOUDY 54 53 97 SE23G33 29.49F TC 12 SPENCER CLOUDY 51 47 86 SE26G39 29.58F TC 11 STORM LAKE PTSUNNY 50 50 100 SE22G33 29.57S TC 10 Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Iowa Based on observations at 1200pm CDT, Friday April 26, 2024 Across Iowa...temperatures are near 54 degrees west, near 53 degrees central, and near 47 degrees east. Current sky conditions are cloudy west, cloudy central, and light rain east. In the west, relative humidity is near 97%, and the dew point is near 53 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 89%, and the dew point is near 50 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 90%, and the dew point is near 44 degrees. Winds are from the southeast at 23 mph with gusts at 33 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are from the east at 22 mph with gusts at 29 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are from the east at 14 mph east, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds and light rain. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 59 degrees at Clarinda. The lowest temperature is 47 degrees at Davenport and Clinton.
Current NOWCAST not available: Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect. US Radar, All NWS Radars (In near-real time), Current Livestock Heat Stress Index (LSI), Current Wind Chill Map Hazardous Weather Outlook For LYON County,IA 514 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 DAY ONE Today and tonight. Ongoing rain and scattered thunderstorms early this morning will diminish in coverage by mid morning. These storms will not be severe, but locally heavy rainfall is possible early this morning. Additional storms will develop mid to late afternoon, and move northeast across the area through this evening. Strong to severe storms are possible. The greatest threat would be large hail up to golf ball size, perhaps up to 2 inch in diameter with the strongest storms. A few storms may also be capable of producing damaging wind gusts or tornadoes, with this threat more likely limited to areas south of US Highway 18, and especially toward the US Highway 20 corridor. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday. Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected Saturday night and Sunday. While there is more uncertainty regarding how storms will evolve during this period, there is a Level 1 of 5 risk for a few strong to severe storms in portions of northwest Iowa late Saturday night into Sunday. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotter activation is possible between 3 PM and 9 PM CDT today.
NWS Severe Weather Map , Convective Outlook 7-Day Forecast For LYON County, IA 1159 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 REST OF TODAY TONIGHT SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY SUNDAY NIGHT MONDAY MONDAY NIGHT TUESDAY TUESDAY NIGHT WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THURSDAY 12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2 Precip, Days 1-5 Precip, Severe Weather Pot.-Day 1, Day 2 Medium & Long Range Outlook For Iowa IOWA --------------------------------------------- 6 TO 10 DAY 8 TO 14 DAY 30 DAY 90 DAY MAY 1-MAY 5 MAY 3-MAY 9 JUN JUN-AUG ----------- ----------- -------- --------- Temperature: Above Above Precipitation: Above Above .... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook Almanac Information Friday April 26, 2024 the 117th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination 14.010000 Distance 0.999718 AU Rise 07:15 EDT Set 21:09 EDT Transit Meridian 14:11 EDT Civil Twilight Begins 06:46 EDT Ends 21:38 EDT Calculations made for central point in the state. Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today APRIL 26TH HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1834... Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that year. (David Ludlum) ...1978... An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than 8000 feet. (The Weather Channel) ...1984... Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data) Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky |